North Central Coast

Coordinates: 16°28′N 107°35′E / 16.467°N 107.583°E / 16.467; 107.583
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North Central Coast
Bắc Trung Bộ
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Bắc Trung Bộ (literally North Central Region, and often translated as North Central Coast) is one of the geographic

Reunification of Vietnam in 1976. In the Nguyễn dynasty, this area (except Thừa Thiên
) was known as Hữu Trực Kỳ (the area located in the left of Thừa Thiên).

Provinces

Statistics of North Central Coastal Vietnam (Bắc Trung Bộ)[1]
Province-
Level
Division
Capital Population
(Census
May 2023
Area
(km2)
Hà Tĩnh
Hà Tĩnh 1,414,508 6,025.6
Nghệ An
Vinh 3,407,630 16,490.7
Quảng Bình
Đồng Hới 998,250 8,065.3
Quảng Trị
Đông Hà 702,145 4,747.0
Thanh Hóa
Thanh Hóa 3,702,516 11,133.4
Thừa Thiên–Huế
Huế 1,272,621 5,062.6 

History

Four of the northernmost provinces of the north central coast region, fell within the communist-ruled

ARVN forces throughout the Vietnam War as it was a NLF
(Viet Cong) stronghold and patron.

Culture

This region features three out of

Economy

The Bắc Trung Bộ region has the second lowest

GDP per capita in the country, while the Northwest (Tây Bắc)
region ranks the lowest GDP per capita.

Demographics

The monthly income for the North Central Coast is 902,900 VND compared with the whole country of 1,387,200 VND (2010).[3]

The percentage of households with permanent housing for the North Central Coast is 75.6% compared with the whole country of 49.2% (2010).[4]

The household size for the North Central Coast is 3.94 (2010).[5]

The percentage of the population aged 15 years old and over obtained the following education in the North Central Coast: Never go to school 5.2%; Primary 19.3%; Lower secondary 33.1%; Upper secondary 17.3%; College, University 5.2%; Postgraduate 0.1% (2010).[6]

The percentage of the population aged 15 years old and over work in the following industries: Agriculture 59.9%; Forestry 2.1%; Fishery 1.8%; Industry 7.5%; Construction 6.6%; Trade 7.7%; Services 14.5% (2010).[7]

References

  1. ^ "General Statistics Office Of Vietnam". Gso.gov.vn. Retrieved 2013-06-22.
  2. ^ UNESCO World Heritage Centre. "Viet Nam - UNESCO World Heritage Centre". Whc.unesco.org. Retrieved 2013-06-22.
  3. ^ http://www.gso.gov.vn/Modules/Doc_Download.aspx?DocID=13386
  4. ^ http://www.gso.gov.vn/Modules/Doc_Download.aspx?DocID=13389
  5. ^ http://www.gso.gov.vn/Modules/Doc_Download.aspx?DocID=13382
  6. ^ http://www.gso.gov.vn/Modules/Doc_Download.aspx?DocID=13383
  7. ^ http://www.gso.gov.vn/Modules/Doc_Download.aspx?DocID=13391

16°28′N 107°35′E / 16.467°N 107.583°E / 16.467; 107.583